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Where does “Τραπεζοῦς” come from?

Τραπεζοῦς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “Τραπεζοῦς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτράπεζαa table
2Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα—
3Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Τραπεζοῦς”

  • Trabzon
  • Trapezus
  • Trapezuntine
  • trabzonite
  • Trapezuntinus
  • Trapezus
  • Trabzon
  • Trabzon
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